tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66208976600422088482024-03-15T21:09:34.659-04:00The Reader BeeMy Young Adult Book Blog! Here I ramble about all the great books I've read. Thanks for visiting!Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.comBlogger1944125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-73281533469364582782022-08-10T08:00:00.043-04:002022-08-10T08:00:00.249-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: The Final Gambit & Carrie Soto is Back<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59233594-the-final-gambit" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNVwN5ftMAzJmaYW2jnCgmxNR_C4FAwwDwEyJ1WarS18pyr72ZaBKEORyjOcAyPXTj5Si5KrKl9kvodYeneeQqp5HE-XfHaYFF3NIwnjg6BUZA7QSNoFgRJhKcmWJmsDiAQS83DloB1nWa_zrBdCo7jOwRjkYQhxMlJD33BYJIqwU0H_akEQCBvYk/s400/58658940._SY475_.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59233594-the-final-gambit"><span style="font-size: large;">The Final Gambit</span></a><br />(The Inheritance Games #3)<br />by <a href="http://www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com/">Jennifer Lynn Barnes</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
August 30th 2022
<br />by <a href="https://www.lbyr.com/titles/jennifer-lynn-barnes/the-final-gambit/9780316370950/">Little, Brown Books for Young Readers </a><br /><br /><span id="freeText1750755584972881030"><b>Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about.</b><br /><br />To
inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few
more weeks living in Hawthorne House. The paparazzi are dogging her
every step. Financial pressures are building. Danger is a fact of life.
And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne
brothers. Her life is intertwined with theirs. She knows their secrets,
and they know her.<br /> <br />But as the clock ticks down to the moment
when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble
arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help—and whose presence
in Hawthorne House could change everything. It soon becomes clear that
there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers
are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player.<br /> <br /><i>Secrets upon secrets. Riddles upon riddles.</i> In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake—and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59233594-the-final-gambit">Goodreads<br /></a></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59233594-the-final-gambit">
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<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60435878-carrie-soto-is-back" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1684" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodtKHErS2OG9lRw8tsZHtKkd7Uf6zrlE7gBU07zj1ZKa7vIR231Knca9ceQlczfPnXSt_kjNHFyViJrf6b4n7fOJx49mxRMY710M-rbvAOux7OTLGjc1m2gdMrPp_1Ty-AwGSoevRMO8C70RNvS7R_JskIaBEANeFFyjsVUwI9DJ_T5xSCyoteg4w/s400/60435878.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60435878-carrie-soto-is-back"><span style="font-size: large;">Carrie Soto is Back</span></a><br />By <a href="https://taylorjenkinsreid.com/">Taylor Jenkins Reid</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
August 30th 2022
<br />by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/646857/carrie-soto-is-back-by-taylor-jenkins-reid/">Ballantine Books</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText18312263016482512550"><b>In this powerful
novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a
comeback when the world considers her past her prime—from the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Malibu Rising</i>.</b><br /><br />Carrie
Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made
her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best
player the world has ever seen. She has shattered every record and
claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled
to every one. She sacrificed nearly everything to become the best, with
her father, Javier, as her coach. A former champion himself, Javier has
trained her since the age of two.<br /><br />But six years after her
retirement, Carrie finds herself sitting in the stands of the 1994 US
Open, watching her record be taken from her by a brutal, stunning player
named Nicki Chan.<br /><br />At thirty-seven years old, Carrie makes the
monumental decision to come out of retirement and be coached by her
father for one last year in an attempt to reclaim her record. Even if
the sports media says that they never liked “the Battle-Axe” anyway.
Even if her body doesn’t move as fast as it did. And even if it means
swallowing her pride to train with a man she once almost opened her
heart to: Bowe Huntley. Like her, he has something to prove before he
gives up the game forever.<br /><br />In spite of it all, Carrie Soto is
back, for one epic final season. In this riveting and unforgettable
novel, Taylor Jenkins Reid tells her most vulnerable, emotional story
yet.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60435878-carrie-soto-is-back">Goodreads</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">• • •</span><br /><br />Two exciting books that I absolutely can't wait to read. I'm a HUGE fan of The Inheritance Games series, and I'm super curious to see how the series is going to end. I've also really enjoyed the books that I've read by Taylor Jenkins Reid so far, so I'm hoping Carrie Soto is great as well!<br /><br />What books are you Waiting on this week??<br /></span></div></div><div><br />
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</div>Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-7215507791216621282022-08-05T07:00:00.001-04:002022-08-05T07:00:00.194-04:00My Thoughts: Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58283080-hook-line-and-sinker" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="1586" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALGuzYU5j0alzK1VLtC2ei0S0Aeti6IQhRCtjI1i0u43yK2n_35DyukmyXE2S3Cpc9l0fKI7MDQ5OwxaUzpUEp6qMw2_fGdHJGiTUZTrHQuCYGPxc75ZzxLdtETFdFmKD8YQlSKPEcAu6scDJxuF37oE0mjx9lvl5m9cVzm4-l0lYAEac4GrfA2Hj/w265-h400/58283080.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58283080-hook-line-and-sinker"><span style="font-size: large;">Hook, Line, and Sinker</span></a><br />(Bellinger Sisters #2) <br />by <a href="https://www.tessabailey.com/">Tessa Bailey</a><br /><br />Publication Date: March 1st 2022<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/hook-line-and-sinker-tessa-bailey">Avon Books</a><br />Pages: 385<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780063045699</span></span><br />Genre: Adult / Romance / Contemporary<br />Source: Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58283080-hook-line-and-sinker">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063045699">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/hook-line-and-sinker-helen-bailey/1107765303?ean=9780063045699">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Hook-Line-and-Sinker-Tessa-Bailey/9780063045699">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText10866794125688678220"></span><blockquote><span id="freeText10866794125688678220">King crab fisherman Fox
Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows
he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he
prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm
and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be <i>friends</i>? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is.<br /><br />Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely <i>just friends</i>.
In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just
the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips
from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her
coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more she
wants <i>him </i>instead. As the line between friendship and
flirtation begins to blur, Hannah can't deny she loves everything about
Fox, but she refuses to be another notch on his bedpost.<br /><br />Living
with his best friend should have been easy. Except now she's walking
around in a towel, sleeping right across the hall, and Fox is
fantasizing about waking up next to her for the rest of his life and...
and... man overboard! He's fallen for her, hook, line, and sinker.
Helping her flirt with another guy is pure torture, but maybe if Fox can
tackle his inner demons and show Hannah he's all in, she'll choose him
instead?<br /><br /><b>In the follow-up to <i>It Happened One Summer</i>,
Tessa Bailey delivers another deliciously fun rom-com about a former
player who accidentally falls for his best friend while trying to help
her land a different man...</b></span> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58283080-hook-line-and-sinker">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>Hook, Line, and Sinker</i>, the sequel to <i>It Happened One Summer</i> by Tessa Bailey, was high on my list of most anticipated reads for 2022. I read<i> It Happened One Summer</i> as soon as it was released in 2021, and it ended up being my most favorite read of the year. So of course I absolutely couldn’t wait to devour the sequel! <br /><br />Tessa Bailey has quickly become an auto-buy author for me. I can’t seem to get enough of her books! And <i>The Bellinger Sisters</i> duology is definitely some of my favorites by her so far. As I mentioned above, I absolutely loved <i>It Happened One Summer</i>, and <i>Hook, Line and Sinker</i> is definitely a close second. <i>The Bellinger</i> sisters are so much fun!<br /><br />While <i>It Happened One Summer</i> was all about Piper Bellinger, <i>Hook, Line, and Sinker</i> is all about her sister, Hannah. We first met Hannah in the first book, and I was really excited to read her story. The relationship between her and Fox was so cute! And steamy as well. I very much enjoyed watching their relationship grow over the course of the book. It really was such a great read.<br /><br />The only thing I didn’t like about this series is that it was so short! I would have loved to keep reading about these characters and this world that Tessa created. I did enjoy the epilogue at the end of this book, so at least there was some closure. But I’d still love more! This is definitely a series that I will be reading over and over again. (I’ve already reread the first book, and plan to start it again soon!)<br /><br />Overall; <i>Hook, Line and Sinker</i> was a really fun read! I was not ready for this series to come to an end, but it all came together nicely, and I enjoyed every minute of it. I definitely hope to see more books like this from Tessa in the future. If you’re looking for a fun and short series to devour this summer, do check out <i>The Bellinger Sisters</i>!<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-29332286335589906562022-08-03T07:00:00.001-04:002022-08-03T07:00:00.201-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: Love on the Brain & Just Another Love Song<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59856881-love-on-the-brain"><span style="font-size: large;">Love on the Brain</span></a><br />by Ali Hazelwood<br /><br />Expected publication: August 23rd 2022 by Berkley Books <br /><br /><span id="freeText4102646094512926475"><b>A STEMinist rom-com in which a scientist is forced to work on a project with her nemesis--with explosive results.</b><br /><br />Like
an avenging, purple-haired Jedi bringing balance to the mansplained
universe, Bee Königswasser lives by a simple code: What would Marie
Curie do? If NASA offered her the lead on a neuroengineering project--a
literal dream come true after years scraping by on the crumbs of
academia--Marie would accept without hesitation. Duh. But the mother of
modern physics never had to co-lead with Levi Ward.<br /><br />Sure, Levi is
attractive in a tall, dark, and piercing-eyes kind of way. And sure, he
caught her in his powerfully corded arms like a romance novel hero when
she accidentally damseled in distress on her first day in the lab. But
Levi made his feelings toward Bee very clear in grad school--archenemies
work best employed in their own galaxies far, far away.<br /><br />Now, her
equipment is missing, the staff is ignoring her, and Bee finds her
floundering career in somewhat of a pickle. Perhaps it's her occipital
cortex playing tricks on her, but Bee could swear she can see Levi
softening into an ally, backing her plays, seconding her
ideas...devouring her with those eyes. And the possibilities have all
her neurons firing. But when it comes time to actually make a move and
put her heart on the line, there's only one question that matters: What
will Bee Königswasser do?<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59856881-love-on-the-brain">Goodreads</a><br /></span></div><div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53924127-just-another-love-song" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrwv83BkhE_xqTNyYgrFNyFdEKMH3wk_J9nQwPgUQW4-eQ-N_w9HEsKApo1kOeDyFtMVaeFluWOadnT7joVZtuyRXlWjeTSDbXot2W8f5MMpjez9zaVDAkFxj1DL_EjStE0JasH2-YVkFrzA43gXUZGEyEYaYD_GWkhKuk42t-iqtcgglUQUAxElC/s400/53924127.jpg" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53924127-just-another-love-song"><span style="font-size: large;">Just Another Love Song</span></a><br />by Kerry Winfrey<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 2nd 2022
by Berkley
<br /><br /><span id="freeText114220477650400055">Two high school
sweethearts get a second chance at their perfect ending in this charming
new romance by Kerry Winfrey, author of Very Sincerely Yours.<br /><br />Once
upon a time, Sandy Macintosh thought she would have her happily ever
after with her high school sweetheart, Hank Tillman. Sandy wanted to be
an artist, Hank was the only boy in town who seemed destined for bigger
things, and they both had dreams to escape town together. But when
Sandy’s plans fell through, she stayed in their small town in Ohio while
Hank went off to Boston to follow his dreams to be a musician, with the
promise to stay together. Only that plan fell through, too.<br /> <br />Fifteen
years later, Sandy runs a successful greenhouse while helping her
parents with their bed and breakfast. Everything is perfect…until Hank
rolls back into town, now a famous alt-country singer with a son in tow.
She’s happy with the life she’s built by herself, but seeing Hank makes
her think about what might have been. There aren’t enough cliché love
songs in the world to convince Sandy to give Hank another chance, but
when the two of them get thrown together to help organize the town’s
annual street fair, she wonders if there could be a new beginning for
them or if what they had is just a tired old song of the past.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53924127-just-another-love-song">Goodreads</a></span><br /><br /></div>
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<center> Two awesome books for my WOW picks this week! <br />They both sound so good, and I can't wait to read them. :)<br /><br />What books are you waiting for this week?<br /><br /><br /></center>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-55755117875083526332022-08-02T07:00:00.001-04:002022-08-02T07:00:00.219-04:00My Thoughts: Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnGGbwa0PqkSuyU59yC0J2r_iQWOljqvOEU__1NbFABLVp2nbTDSve3J922GK2qswkVsf8nfQn8Nz3Bqu5B61Xn5BspNfbbknUjgtiEdqfQ_85aNNwvfcOnDDDOd8Km9ZaSEp88JudDAGUGLNtSPiMvmThnxV0xQxjw2dlrtJyMdc3vhdcKyFYvHf/s876/58484077.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="580" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdnGGbwa0PqkSuyU59yC0J2r_iQWOljqvOEU__1NbFABLVp2nbTDSve3J922GK2qswkVsf8nfQn8Nz3Bqu5B61Xn5BspNfbbknUjgtiEdqfQ_85aNNwvfcOnDDDOd8Km9ZaSEp88JudDAGUGLNtSPiMvmThnxV0xQxjw2dlrtJyMdc3vhdcKyFYvHf/w265-h400/58484077.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58484077-forging-silver-into-stars"><span style="font-size: large;">Forging Silver into Stars</span></a><br />(Forging Silver into Stars #1)<br />by <a href="https://brigidkemmerer.com/">Brigid Kemmerer</a><br /><br />Publication Date: June 7th 2022<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/forging-silver-into-stars-9781547609123/">Bloomsbury YA</a><br />Pages: 520<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781547609123</span></span><br />Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy<br />Source: Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58484077-forging-silver-into-stars">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1547609125/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forging-silver-into-stars-brigid-kemmerer/1139841010">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Forging-Silver-Into-Stars-Brigid-Kemmerer/9781547609123">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText14587728339152300534"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><blockquote>Magic has been banished
in the land of Syhl Shallow for as long as best friends Jax and Callyn
can remember. They once loved the stories of the powerful magesmiths and
mythical scravers who could conjure fire or control ice, but now
they’ve learned that magic only leads to danger: magic is what killed
Callyn’s parents, leaving her alone to raise her younger sister. Magic
never helped Jax, whose leg was crushed in an accident that his father
has been punishing him for ever since. Magic won’t save either of them
when the tax collector comes calling, threatening to take their homes if
they can't pay what they owe.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Jax and Callyn are
astonished to learn magic has returned to Syhl Shallow -- in the form of
a magesmith who's now married to their queen. Now, the people of Syhl
Shallow are expected to allow dangerous magic in their midst, and no one
is happy about it.<br /><br />When a stranger rides into town offering Jax
and Callyn silver in exchange for holding secret messages for an
anti-magic faction, the choice is obvious -- even if it means they may
be aiding in a plot to destroy their new king. It’s a risk they’re both
willing to take. That is, until another visitor arrives: handsome Lord
Tycho, the King’s Courier, the man who’s been tasked with discovering
who’s conspiring against the throne.<br /><br />Suddenly, Jax and Callyn
find themselves embroiled in a world of shifting alliances, dangerous
flirtations, and ancient magic... where even the deepest loyalties will
be tested. (Goodreads)</blockquote></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>Forging Silver into Stars</i> by Brigid Kemmerer is definitely one of my most anticipated reads for 2022! I absolutely loved the <i>Cursebreakers</i> series, and <i>A Curse So Dark and Lonely</i> just happens to be one of my most favorite retellings as well. I was so excited to dive back into this world! And it definitely did not disappoint.<br /><br />This brand new book is a spin-off of the<i> Cursebreakers</i> series. While the first series followed Harper, Ren, Gray and Lia Mara, this book is set around Tycho, (now Lord Tycho), and a lot of new characters as well! (Don’t worry, we still get to spend time with all our favorites from the previous books as well!) The story is told from three different viewpoints; Tycho, and new characters Jax and Callyn. I love when books have multiple viewpoints! It feels like we get SO much more of the story this way.<br /><br />And speaking of the story, I really enjoyed the storyline as well. It picks up a few years after the ending of the <i>Cursebreakers</i> series, and it felt both familiar, but completely new as well. I was definitely hooked. I flew through the pages so much faster than I expected to, and it’s been a long time since that has happened. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to focus on a fantasy book for a while, but this one did it for me. Seriously … This book was such a delight. <br /><br />Overall; I very, very much enjoyed <i>Forging Silver into Stars</i>! I didn’t expect it to be so comforting to go back to this world that I love so much. I definitely can’t wait to read more of the series, and I definitely plan to reread all the books again before the next book is released. If you’re a fan of the <i>Cursebreakers</i> series, do check out this brand new spin-off as well!<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-80163339744358744652022-08-01T07:00:00.050-04:002022-08-01T07:00:00.221-04:00My August 2022 TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNliUznVOzUjKQHlfsKgq44Uz-E3iMZt6vNfNLp6sbh9N3CGQpi-W1clgGx8kjPDLzEdBZ-aXDIWey7eYx1HwSt7Vow4soc5Th-fCcESWsjcO3gOOF8oIYs1nK1mkQAbqJJLyTB2K1r5aFGz64tEXGEe03fieq9V5mPJbAvFV0OZ2DLM_dYPDU0glh/s824/August%20TBR2.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="585" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNliUznVOzUjKQHlfsKgq44Uz-E3iMZt6vNfNLp6sbh9N3CGQpi-W1clgGx8kjPDLzEdBZ-aXDIWey7eYx1HwSt7Vow4soc5Th-fCcESWsjcO3gOOF8oIYs1nK1mkQAbqJJLyTB2K1r5aFGz64tEXGEe03fieq9V5mPJbAvFV0OZ2DLM_dYPDU0glh/s600/August%20TBR2.jpg" /></a></div>
<p style="text-align: center;">Happy August, Bookworms!<br /><br />It's been a while since I last posted, but I've been feeling the itch to post again, so here I am!<br /><br />Are you guys having a good reading year so far? Mine has been so-so, but I've read a lot of really good books this year, so maybe quality over quantity is the key. ;)<br /><br />I have a lot of books on my August TBR that I'm excited for, and I have a wide variety of genres to choose from as well. It should be a really good month. (I hope, at least!)<br /><br />Here's what I'm hoping to read in August:<br />
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<center> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50531218-the-hawthorne-legacy">The Hawthorne Legacy</a> by Jennifer Lynn Barnes<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57648017-the-storyteller?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=EMldyZYD8c&rank=3">Storyteller</a> by Dave Grohl<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58885776-the-dead-romantics?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=tEOhSZBesQ&rank=1">The Dead Romantics</a> by Ashley Poston<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58939853-a-proposal-they-can-t-refuse?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=1LfLMklq9f&rank=1">A Proposal They Can't Refuse</a> by Natalie Cana<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59743446-the-accidental-pinup?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=RosITtsv9i&rank=1">The Accidental Pinup</a> by Danielle Jackson<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58314356-the-romance-recipe?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=xMGhPQt928&rank=1">The Romance Recipe</a> by Ruby Barrett<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56935099-the-sanatorium?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=otKcsWnf17&rank=1">The Sanatorium</a> by Sarah Pearse<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35796008-dance-of-thieves?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=GT4rnss9pD&rank=1">Dance of Thieves</a> by Mary E. Pearson <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58311939-these-twisted-bonds?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=VzzmoIGU2o&rank=1">These Twisted Bond</a>s by Lexi Ryan<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57693168-reckless-girls?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=7XO4IQ5Mto&rank=1">Reckless Girls</a> by Rachel Hawkins<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43822820-the-family-upstairs?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=UMvk22ZPsm&rank=1">The Family Upstairs</a> by Lisa Jewell<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56084054-we-were-never-here?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=cizpQYz8lw&rank=1">We Were Never Here</a> by Andrea Bartz<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36388243-something-in-the-water?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=U6dT7grzXu&rank=1">Something in the Water</a> by Catherine Steadman<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34043643-the-last-mrs-parrish?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=jlELsELsN9&rank=1">The Last Mrs. Parrish</a> by Liv Constantine<br /><br />So many great books! I also have some ebooks and audiobooks on hold from the library to check out this month as well. :)<br /><br />What are you guys reading this month??<br /><br /></center>
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<script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-17766623503141144832021-12-17T08:00:00.048-05:002021-12-17T08:00:00.233-05:00My Thoughts: The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="332" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimw6I1FmiM7zKuu1KZxTsiCf2SySjLN2iZ9Hw5yfJG1yCLqb9XSxz7y6tVF1JbZ_walKDRJxWb9PSuiQPdlb1QK7O9D4pTWzcMx0wJWmdhe4Qr5Rq7lldPdwcJLxDapD0T9nxvDPYJjR--0OAHcGfxXRBEtRg3RfetAy3fZfWn9j6Vm_fYnHSLsx3U=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex"><span style="font-size: large;">The Ex Hex</span></a><br />(The Ex Hex #1)<br />by <a href="https://twitter.com/LadyHawkins">Erin Sterling</a><br /><br />Publication Date: September 28th 2021<br />Publisher: Avon<br />Pages: 320<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">978006302747</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction, Romance, Fantasy<br />Source: Netgalley / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex">Goodread</a>s<br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006302747X/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-ex-hex-erin-sterling/1138560524">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Ex-Hex-Erin-Sterling/9780063027473">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText16991388336026564667"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i></i></b><blockquote><b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling
author Rachel Hawkins, writing as Erin Sterling, casts a spell with a
spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong.</b><br /><br />Nine
years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch
would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible
boyfriend. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but
with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried
it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two.<br /><br />That
is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of
hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to
Graves Glen, Georgia. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s
ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns
disastrously wrong. With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi
realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after
all.<br /><br />Suddenly, Graves Glen is under attack from murderous wind-up
toys, a pissed off ghost, and a talking cat with some interesting
things to say. Vivi and Rhys have to ignore their off the charts
chemistry to work together to save the town and find a way to break the
break-up curse before it’s too late. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>The Ex Hex</i> by Erin Sterling, (aka Rachel Hawkins), was high on my list of most anticipated reads for Fall 2021. The book sounded SO cute and it sounded like the perfect fall read. This is why it was my very first read of fall this year! Bringing in the new season with an awesome book, and it was perfection.<br /><br />Let me start this by saying that my most favorite thing about this book was the setting. It’s absolutely no secret AT ALL that my favorite season of the year is fall. I love everything about it! The weather starts to get cooler, (though here in the south that takes a while), the colors of the trees start to change, oh and did I mention that the weather gets cooler? (lol!) <br /><br />That brings me to the setting of this book. I don’t think I’ve read many books set in fall, but this book is, AND it’s around Halloween time as well! (My favorite holiday!) Everything that Erin described in the setting was absolute perfection and I could picture it perfectly in my mind. I sooooo wanted to be in Graves Glen, GA with these characters during this lovely season. I don’t know if this place is fictional or not, but I for sure want to visit. lol<br /><br />I also really enjoyed the characters and storyline for this book as well! Add them in with the gorgeous setting, it made for a fantastic read, and I was HOOKED! I definitely plan to make this a yearly fall re-read, and I really hope that there is going to be a sequel in the future as well.<br /><br />Overall; <i>The Ex Hex</i> was an all-around fun read! Read it in the fall, or read it whenever, but I definitely hope that you enjoy it if you do read it!<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-69965186160183909622021-11-01T06:00:00.052-04:002021-11-01T06:00:00.225-04:00My November '21 TBR<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4G8Pru6M89xTRdlXu6aKUdX2W_1OzA99cbLVVZMcFkNeIPJ1aQooj9qzRx1pfoW0qo6OMVCGgKkKwe7aUsmiqH-F_w3aV-fuQcwApqvZX6ITZk-_tEX1i7kOIfZKs1Z6wvzcNB0wCW80/s0/Nov21TBR2.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="555" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4G8Pru6M89xTRdlXu6aKUdX2W_1OzA99cbLVVZMcFkNeIPJ1aQooj9qzRx1pfoW0qo6OMVCGgKkKwe7aUsmiqH-F_w3aV-fuQcwApqvZX6ITZk-_tEX1i7kOIfZKs1Z6wvzcNB0wCW80/w454-h640/Nov21TBR2.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy November, Bookworms!<br /><br />I can't believe it's already November! October flew by way too quickly, and fall is also going by too quickly. (It's my favorite season, and always goes by too quickly.) Sigh.<br /><br />Did you have a good reading month in October? Mine was surprisingly awesome, and I'm hoping to keep it up in November! Last month I did a spooky theme for spooky season, and this month I'm extending that and having a mystery/thriller season! It's going to be so much fun.<br /><br />And not only am I doing a theme this month, but I'm also hoping to play catch up on some of the books and series I've started but not finished this year. (It's quite a few. lol) Hopefully I can get some of these read and finally knock them off my TBR.<br /><br />Here's what I'm reading this month ...<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsEuND5Q24mcJLRC03H8T457-floPpetE55NcaJ3xZFxO6Qc9lMDa4XoBOV4vpN9w6nZy9hyphenhyphen8LY3U9GmMEXQfnqp7XkXL7nXMZUjfUdaKWtp1QO79GVkcmJyTmZlsSoLWNgAz2RUnNiw/s0/Nov21TBR.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="555" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsEuND5Q24mcJLRC03H8T457-floPpetE55NcaJ3xZFxO6Qc9lMDa4XoBOV4vpN9w6nZy9hyphenhyphen8LY3U9GmMEXQfnqp7XkXL7nXMZUjfUdaKWtp1QO79GVkcmJyTmZlsSoLWNgAz2RUnNiw/s0/Nov21TBR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57094644-daughter-of-the-deep">Daughter of the Deep</a> by Rick Riordan<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52439531-the-inheritance-games">The Inheritance Games</a> by Jennifer Lynn Barnes<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40916679-a-good-girl-s-guide-to-murder">A Good Girls Guide to Murder</a> by Holly Jackson<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53422971-these-hollow-vows">These Hollow Vows</a> by Lexi Ryan<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55987278-once-upon-a-broken-heart">Once Upon a Broken Heart</a> by Stephanie Garber<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35796008-dance-of-thieves">Dance of Thieves</a> by Mary E. Pearson<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892338-legendborn">Legendborn</a> by Tracy Deonn<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892212-these-violent-delights">These Violent Delight</a>s by Chloe Gong<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31520883-a-sky-beyond-the-storm">A Sky Beyond a Storm</a> by Sabaa Tahir<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25985242-the-king-of-crows">The King of Crows</a> by Libba Bray<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54513688-realm-breaker">Realm Breaker</a> by Victoria Aveyard<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9361589-the-night-circus">The Night Circus</a> by Erin Morgenstern<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51317891-the-end-of-her">The End of Her</a> by Shari Lapena<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892433-one-by-one">One by One</a> by Ruth Ware<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35297426-then-she-was-gone">Then She Was Gone</a> by Lisa Jewell<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31298630-jane-eyre">Jane Eyre</a> by Charlotte Bronte<br /><br />• • •<br /><br />So many great books! A few are re-reads, and a few are new-to-me reads, and others are just ones I need to finish already, and I'm excited to get to them all! I also have a few more thrillers and some romances that I am hoping to get to, and a few new releases as well. I hope it will be a great month!<br /><br />What books are you hoping to read in November??</div>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-81934425200268418852021-10-01T06:00:00.103-04:002021-10-01T06:00:00.216-04:00My October '21 TBR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANjW7K6hVfsaqi0ui0GLrcseDKEHQb-02d01peH7fUCgA_Jv1d_agY-DixEyy3Hw2O7AMBskcChnpnoRwgivhp0vBeU-WHK_69doxOUmmFgBY10B8c_fbEvLV5NaK_v4YLNL3VU6G2iM/s859/October21TBR-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="580" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiANjW7K6hVfsaqi0ui0GLrcseDKEHQb-02d01peH7fUCgA_Jv1d_agY-DixEyy3Hw2O7AMBskcChnpnoRwgivhp0vBeU-WHK_69doxOUmmFgBY10B8c_fbEvLV5NaK_v4YLNL3VU6G2iM/w432-h640/October21TBR-2.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy October, Bookworms!<br /><br />Spooky Season has officially arrived, and it's definitely my most favorite season. This month my TBR is full of spooky mysteries and thrillers, witchy reads, vampire books, and so much more! I have been waiting for this month, and this TBR, all year long, and I'm SO glad it's finally here!<br /><br />Here's what I am hoping to read in October!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY2_2PLg_Y6TrQMvc3o1qtb8SXhbhlB5i7TssMCptzU2qL3xkqOYNYin1IV7x0iGsPHU4zz0igeor1kNaVW41EfiRWWzxrKsT5xNY4d2LSDH3I4tssaoJ8Xx9mvjCovoxNAIYNfXp3w/s859/October21TBR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXMY2_2PLg_Y6TrQMvc3o1qtb8SXhbhlB5i7TssMCptzU2qL3xkqOYNYin1IV7x0iGsPHU4zz0igeor1kNaVW41EfiRWWzxrKsT5xNY4d2LSDH3I4tssaoJ8Xx9mvjCovoxNAIYNfXp3w/s16000/October21TBR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49504061-the-once-and-future-witches">The Once and Future Witches</a> by Alix E. Harrow<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31850687-northanger-abbey">Northhanger Abbey</a> by Jane Austen<br /><a href="9781785996108">Wuthering Heights</a> by Emily Bronte<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31108685-frankenstein">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Shelley<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31188714-dracula">Dracula</a> by Bram Stoker<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49757149-the-cousins">The Cousins</a> by Karen M. McManus<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358142-horrid">Horrid</a> by Katrina Leno<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42082990-this-coven-won-t-break">This Coven Won't Break</a> by Isabel Sterling<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors">Small Favors</a> by Erin A. Craig<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8667848-a-discovery-of-witches">A Discovery of Witches</a> by Deborah Harkness<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52735921-kingdom-of-the-wicked">Kingdom of the Wicked</a> by Kerri Maniscalco<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night">The Lost Apothecary</a> by Sarah Penner<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49789629-the-year-of-the-witching">The Year of the Witching</a> by Alexis Henderson<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263680-ninth-house">Ninth House</a> by Leigh Bardugo<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50999821-a-lesson-in-vengeance">A Lesson in Vengeance</a> by Victoria Lee<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42265183-the-beautiful">The Beautiful</a> & <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53131137-the-damned">The Damned</a> by Renee Ahdieh<br /><br /></div><center>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-27369763392689960952021-09-24T07:00:00.040-04:002021-09-24T07:00:00.179-04:00My Thoughts: People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbpIIu32EkTLQODYQwYvoFKrAm0zxHL0PkEf_ujChZZFEbnjlv_mITJrJ7N5m3C1apc-GKs54IBh0yS2v_VmAXsqMWNANtk-IftYjKymKCLJAwzqVSBm6N4ETAjKt3IHhwYNLKZ0n22g/w268-h400/PeopleWeMeetonVacation.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation"><span style="font-size: large;">People We Meet on Vacation</span></a><br />by <a href="https://www.emilyhenrybooks.com/">Emily Henry</a><br /><br />Publication Date: May 11th 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608899/people-we-meet-on-vacation-by-emily-henry/">Berkley Books</a><br />Pages: 364<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781984806758</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Contemporary / Romance<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1984806750">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/people-we-meet-on-vacation-emily-henry/1137492137?ean=9781984806758">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/People-We-Meet-on-Vacation-Emily-Henry/9781984806758">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText11541699721808432981"><b>
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span></b></span><blockquote><span id="freeText11541699721808432981"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.</i>
</span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common.
She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he
prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car
share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of
friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York
City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade,
they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.<br /> <br />Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.<br /> <br />Poppy
has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone
asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was
on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince
her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on
the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.<br /> <br />Now she
has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big
truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly
perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?<br /><br /><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Beach Read</i>, a sparkling new novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.</b></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54985743-people-we-meet-on-vacation">Goodreads</a>)</span></blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>People We Meet on Vacation</i> by Emily Henry was yet another of my most anticipated reads for this summer, and I was super curious to finally read the book. I read <i>Beach Read</i> last summer, and I was really interested to see how this new book would compare.<br /><br />There are so many things that I really enjoyed about this book! One thing was the characters. The book has so many interesting characters... including the two main characters, Poppy and Alex. I undeniably related more to Alex in his love of books and not being very spontaneous, but I think we all want to be a little like Poppy and her freedom to wander. I am such a homebody, and I can’t even imagine what that’s like. But it was fun to see it through Poppy’s eyes! Also, some of the people that they met on vacation were awesome! <br /><br />Another thing that I like about the book was the storyline. It totally made me want to travel more, and, as I mentioned above, I am certainly more of a homebody. All of the places that Poppy and Alex visited throughout the book sounded interesting, and they were so well described, I could almost imagine being there as well. (I love it when that happens!)<br /><br />I’m really glad that I chose to read this book in the summer, as it definitely felt like a summer read to me. Oh and I listened to the audiobook as well, and the narrator, Julia Whelan, did such a great job with the voices! Julia also narrates the audiobook for Beach Read, and has read a few others that I have checked out this year! It’s so fun to listen to a familiar voice.<br /><br />Overall; <i>People We Meet on Vacation</i> was a fun summer read! I’m very glad that I had it on my TBR this season, and I absolutely can’t wait to get my hands on Emily’s next book, <i>Book Lovers</i>, which is currently set to release May 2022, also from Berkley! It sounds fantastic as well, so if it’s not already on your TBR, go ahead and add it now. *grin*<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-41559340848788633012021-09-23T07:00:00.043-04:002021-09-23T07:00:00.238-04:00My Thoughts: The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mRGAwuFpKYGTfRuC7ewGfq7RJWsLc6aKBIb9a6l5ZKXO3qptYi2mzAys1-2ozognwBHHjooIX_4UUNRuyAR4eV9w0jFChBKD0ASXJT6hrrltfaiyrYV7kGMo6ZCoiTGIIk5qfusUqwg/w268-h400/HeartPrinciple.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle"><span style="font-size: large;">The Heart Principle</span></a><br />(The Kiss Quotient #3)<br />by <a href="https://www.helenhoang.com/">Helen Hoang</a><br /><br />Publication Date:
August 31st 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566934/the-heart-principle-by-helen-hoang/">Berkley</a><br />Pages: 320<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780451490841</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0451490843/">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-heart-principle-helen-hoang/1133745605?ean=9780451490841">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Heart-Principle-Helen-Hoang/9780451490841">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText5952543876002572730"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><blockquote>When violinist Anna Sun
accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she
finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to
replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he
wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and
angry Anna decides that if he wants an open relationship, then she does,
too. Translation: She's going to embark on a string of one-night
stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better.<br /><br />That's where
tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first attempt at a
one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their third, because
being with Quan is more than sex: he accepts Anna on an unconditional
level that she has just started to understand herself. However, when
tragedy strikes Anna's family, she takes on a role she is ill-suited
for, until the burden of expectations threatens to destroy her. Anna and
Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but to do that, they also
have to fight for themselves. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>The Heart Principle</i> is the third book in the <i>The Kiss Quotient</i> series by Helen Hoang, and was also one of my most anticipated reads for this summer! I loved the first two books in this series, and I couldn’t wait to read this book … especially since it’s Quan’s story!<br /><br />Let me start this by saying that if you’re looking for a lighthearted, fluffy read, that is not exactly what you’re going to get with this book. Yes, there are lots of cute moments and romance in the book, but it also deals with some heavy topics as well. I was warned of this before starting the book, so I was able to prepare, but it didn’t dissuade me from reading the story at all. This is still an enjoyable read, but it’s not all light and fluffy like some may suspect. Regardless, I was hooked, and flew through this book in just a day, which rarely happens lately!<br /><br />I have been really excited to read Quan’s story since we met him earlier on in the series. He really was great for Anna, as she was for him, and I enjoyed watching their relationship grow as the book went along. Both had their issues, but they figured them out together, after a few rough patches, and it was nice to see that. They are both just really great characters, and I love them both so much!<br /><br />The storyline for this book, as I mentioned above, was both cute and fluffy, but also dealt with some heavier topics as well, including the sickness and death of a family member, and how that affected the people caring for him. As a person that has helped with multiple sick family members, I could definitely relate to Anna and her family. It’s definitely hard, and I’m glad that she had Quan to lean on.<br /><br />Overall; <i>The Heart Principle</i> was a great addition to this fantastic series! I really enjoyed reading the story, and finally getting to read Quan’s story as well! I don’t know if this is the final book in the series or if we will be seeing more, but if Helen wants to write more books in this series, I would totally read them! (And I think a re-read of the series is definitely due soon!) <br />
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</span>Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-26279112938986549072021-09-22T08:00:00.169-04:002021-09-22T08:00:00.316-04:0020 *More* Books on my Fall TBR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zsyJFasQpu8_Opoy_COTmXjJgeF5ejqYpC0D7btbj9dmNlY5dPnhIxo3UihsZGAiVbfr4vtzPEeqakk1qQI0GIDlMI3NNe3-4564GdLfk9BBJMnLweQJw1c1I9Tew8gzlyUG32Lhf2k/s2048/Fall21TBR.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zsyJFasQpu8_Opoy_COTmXjJgeF5ejqYpC0D7btbj9dmNlY5dPnhIxo3UihsZGAiVbfr4vtzPEeqakk1qQI0GIDlMI3NNe3-4564GdLfk9BBJMnLweQJw1c1I9Tew8gzlyUG32Lhf2k/w640-h361/Fall21TBR.png" width="551" /></a></div>
<center>Happy First day of Fall, Bookworms!<br /><br />Did you know that Fall is my most favorite season ever? I love everything about it! The beautiful colors, the weather getting cooler, sweaters and hoodies, and ... SPOOKY SEASON! Halloween is definitely my favorite holiday.<br /><br />Yesterday I shared my <a href="https://www.thereaderbee.com/2021/09/top-ten-tuesday-books-on-my-fall-2021.html">Top 10 *New Releases* on my Fall TBR</a>, but I wanted to share a few more books I am hoping to read on this official first day of fall! I am definitely feeling in the season at the moment, and my fall TBR reflects that. There are SO many books that I am excited to read! I have a great selection of mysteries, thrillers, witchy reads and ALL kinds of spooky books both old and new to read this season. I've been waiting so long to get started on this TBR, and now I finally can!!<br /><br />As I said above, I have a LOT of books on my TBR this season, but I'm going to share my top 20 reads here! Keep scrolling to check them out!
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53288434-the-lost-apothecary"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LnBr6_SMFCum17qCfd1dYx-6zBrPqsmZjYhxHOBOsype9fGiuiyWfl8ELCcWAGMg7J9IHIAaSksw9SVSVk60YZOzTBJVShnoCpghiaHROiLir5EUlJupZampixPjWxRObRvfmLlcfck/w263-h400/LostApoth.jpg" width="263" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54717138-the-nature-of-witches"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3UYaqk7HRMXkwYmp9gmDcSBoCi4QXoULKyNY-THYTHXRAYTMx0lNpqo_WmC4kHEzfJo4S6aPdthrOhCY-vm2GY5Dfp_e7ORqpnCMPd7FoJ0jsefOVFe4zzc0wq5fpQG-gLEdeHSPISw/w267-h400/NatureofWitches.jpg" width="267" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53288434-the-lost-apothecary">The Lost Apothecary</a> by Sarah Penner<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54717138-the-nature-of-witches">The Nature of Witches</a> by Rachel Griffin<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtJyey78YmFiqsajasceV5Zjicg54r8Qac7fO-TETPd1z_f3U0b3gwdxzcWRCRn0vJZvOpk79VXQS0ASq42PlIcmEpuPFE7vNc0uvlTfHLYJnKHJKjsop-gnaC3ZrN96DmS-Ut_niMio/w265-h400/SmallFavors.jpg" width="265" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358142-horrid"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjax-VB4Hq9amZu41ZwOLV3LQ76atLEt-aLWOeMs8rSQmORpnAi-2MXAj8uLzZ6akKfJ3ipk4WakA4ILSe1EpmCqtEUaNtOHUYBTogct3OZFsVM0jiWCBj6QcsBvKtXAEC2wBkAZKr7cMg/w265-h400/Horrid.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55835986-small-favors">Small Favors</a> by Erin A. Craig<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358142-horrid">Horrid</a> by Katrina Leno<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711642-such-a-quiet-place"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgZsgLBXgoQpgya9F4Zwb5BzzVMBVPs5orf2OO_MvEOJDXwJOYSsNKEM2R3thIE66m5QiyRZaQUV0ee1U3sVykY-0ALfdFw5nw7fflTljTYmDIksgMUA9fRbKE3gtSk_3mZKjDxrnlKk/w263-h400/SuchaQuietPlace.jpg" width="263" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56935099-the-sanatorium"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTDRipAlwGes7ngb1pC5-xSeqNlUhaRATKVht3jPEAfnB9CClwz8Vlf8mzhxYChDRqp98EHWB8bolS-_1KxfcISfv-8NgfbqDrsZRiVukd8-AGeF-5298p7tgUKAo2SFOOSVMuqTbybcc/w265-h400/TheSanitorium.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55711642-such-a-quiet-place">Such a Quiet Place</a> by Megan Miranda<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56935099-the-sanatorium">The Sanatorium</a> by Sarah Pearse<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892433-one-by-one"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PhQ4Yj-mTDqk4_OqCNysY46-nbWlA1NnVjtfD9S2s4wRHJ7nFsuRMLu5d75Z-g0-Jpc_LpIuqGtyziLiX9h2jefb-QFGp3KGfxZfT2Jw95zhZM6hhb3hP880WaL8nTS-vQoQPcOWYzY/w267-h400/OneByOne.jpg" width="267" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50482978-the-end-of-her"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xYCrC51R0yMuRi2iipJhgI6KEVWHN8PIXleAxo1hbiyIHtpKrPJa3ZsaPZywGbytMSqQhdnCAlD-xK6q3cpEUUUdxOTgec9bA66cwDZhDf9ugPUbenFlHOqsmk4KA0OKuXDw5PYmVU8/w265-h400/TheEndofHer.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50892433-one-by-one">One by One</a> by Ruth Ware<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50482978-the-end-of-her">The End of Her</a> by Shari Lapena<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56645964-no-one-will-miss-her"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ1r9ICc1Ije81x73ZH97CNIZFOvo-v3wjsrQbP478FxQdQwZKHZA_q3Ob_mKuB2v4CtDxmAOifIUPK8uuvP6up5rHAE7cjssOy3FC9gy5Zcp1LEqgJuay9J4NcOMk9Yfi8H2zT_qTqCs/w267-h400/NoOneWillMissHer.jpg" width="267" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49757149-the-cousins"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm99EXOtF47RkJUJ0raD4la5GwqFwVkelWO4dECY2QuXOny25v-T2A-uWAy1FmPJBz2IaO5dIDnH4nn_yXgfMs9k7JdccOpCg9B2mHO-gmWtFsRiEkm4j_-pE-DOZw9dc_giZpXL0g6V4/w265-h400/TheCousins.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56645964-no-one-will-miss-her">No One Will Miss Her</a> by Kat Rosenfield<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49757149-the-cousins">The Cousins</a> by Karen M. McManus<br /><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53914938-the-rose-code"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgMv1uFKXFruG03EG2OzrI1t1Fyb9VSr30H3lPEKXvgD4Ap3BU6TDfcBQWle6gGq3oNuklXU0TJIhsGWfNac5UMgQkz_kXrLICQa879ns_npv6vGNYAhrhpkZKPEHRfSOpkdqrzwcJQw/w266-h400/RoseCode.jpg" width="266" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57648017-the-storyteller"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRrDCWI0QkkByr6SXQlj2f8lkKNIgW_CETDFebgaZPxlkALuIG6S1Ek7K6RIl8KoxQX0yic5JCr8_ZDtj_utDgWW3_bjRzmG9QzERxLqku6-1foDGf0hD3K1TtqQrjkOeaOAU2jGK9pY/w265-h400/TheStoryteller.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53914938-the-rose-code">The Rose Code</a> by Kate Quinn<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57648017-the-storyteller">The Storyteller</a> by Dave Grohl<br /><br />• • •<br /><br />So many awesome books, right?! I am so excited to get started on these. Most of them I have been saving to read this fall, and I'm beyond thrilled that I can finally get started on them. :)<br /><br />What about you? What books are you hoping to read this fall??<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-75066708690367789072021-09-22T00:00:00.049-04:002021-09-22T00:00:00.354-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: Daughter of the Deep & A Spindle Splintered<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57094644-daughter-of-the-deep"><span style="font-size: large;">Daughter of the Deep</span></a><br />by <a href="https://rickriordan.com/">Rick Riordan</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
October 5th 2021
by <a href="https://books.disney.com/book/daughter-of-the-deep/">Disney-Hyperion</a>
<br /><br /><span id="freeText1247113230295588748"><b><i>New York Times</i> #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan pays homage to Jules Verne in his exciting modern take on<i> 20,000 Leagues Under the </i>Sea.</b><br /><br />Ana
Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high
school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors,
navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died
while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family's
she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's
freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the
details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what
it'll take to succeed. All her worries are blown out of the water when,
on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible
tragedy that will change the trajectory of their lives.<br /><br />But wait,
there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their
rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a
cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been
turned up to a full broil, and the freshman are in danger of becoming
fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing
friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her
leadership skills to the test for the first time.</span>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179356-a-spindle-splintered"><span style="font-size: large;">A Splindle Splintered </span></a><br />by <a href="https://alixeharrow.wixsite.com/author">Alix E. Harrow</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
October 5th 2021
by <a href="https://publishing.tor.com/aspindlesplintered-alixeharrow/9781250765352/">Tordotcom</a>
<br /><br /><span id="freeText6902780162935459260"><b><i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's <i>A Spindle Splintered</i> brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story.</b><br /><br />It's
Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because
it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an
industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known
about her illness, just that no one has lived past twenty-one.<br /><br />Her
best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special
with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a
spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and
unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with
another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179356-a-spindle-splintered">Goodreads</a><br /><br />• • •<br /><br />Two awesome books for my WOW picks this week! I am SOOOOO excited for the new book by Rick Riordan! I am definitely having withdrawals after finishing all of this books. <br /><br />And I'm excited to finally read something by Alix Harrow as well! I have this one AND Once and Future Witches on my TBR this fall, and I'm very excited for both!<br /></span></center>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-32016416115746603602021-09-21T09:00:00.040-04:002021-09-21T09:00:00.264-04:00My Thoughts: Portrait of a Scotsman by Evie Dunmore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55053187-portrait-of-a-scotsman" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="567" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsoC25phfw68KeAfEL2teYRGJa7vn4ORLb_wQjTAU_puRnmAA2ghogcndqjg-sPR9SwkrnDbSaFpGLmwBgFty0PKKs9Jr-FVX79AFz5QpCra8lGWkMRlLZXlADTXk_3vRtpJttST-Ve6A/w266-h400/PortraitScotsman.png" width="266" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55053187-portrait-of-a-scotsman"><span style="font-size: large;">Portrait of a Scotsman</span></a><br />(A League of Extraordinary Women #3)<br />by <a href="http://eviedunmore.com/">Evie Dunmore</a><br /><br />Publication Date: September 7th 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/607289/portrait-of-a-scotsman-by-evie-dunmore/">Berkley</a> <br />Pages: 448<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781984805720</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Romance / Historical<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55053187-portrait-of-a-scotsman">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/198480572X">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/portrait-of-a-scotsman-evie-dunmore/1138435041?ean=9781984805720">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Portrait-of-Scotsman-Evie-Dunmore/9781984805720">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText18402736323944430006"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b><blockquote><b>Going toe-to-toe
with a brooding Scotsman is rather bold for a respectable suffragist,
but when he happens to be one's unexpected husband, what else is an
unwilling bride to do?</b><br /><br />London banking heiress Hattie Greenfield wanted "just" three things in life:<br /><br />1. Acclaim as an artist.<br />2. A noble cause.<br />3. Marriage to a young lord who puts the gentle in gentleman.<br /><br />Why
then does this Oxford scholar find herself at the altar with the darkly
attractive financier Lucian Blackstone, whose murky past and ruthless
business practices strike fear in the hearts of Britain's peerage? Trust
Hattie to take an invigorating little adventure too far. Now she's
stuck with a churlish Scot who just might be the end of her
ambitions....<br /><br />When the daughter of his business rival all but
falls into his lap, Lucian sees opportunity. As a self-made man, he has
vast wealth but holds little power, and Hattie might be the key to
finally setting long-harbored political plans in motion. Driven by an
old revenge, he has no room for his new wife's apprehensions or romantic
notions, bewitching as he finds her.<br /><br />But a sudden journey to
Scotland paints everything in a different light. Hattie slowly sees the
real Lucian and realizes she could win everything—as long as she is
prepared to lose her heart. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55053187-portrait-of-a-scotsman">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span></span>
<br /><i>Portrait of a Scotsman</i> is the third book in the<i> A League of Extraordinary Women</i> by Evie Dunmore, and was also another of my most anticipated reads for this summer! Not only because I really enjoy the series, (I DO!), but also because this is Hattie’s book, and I have been SO curious for her story since we met her in the first book. I’m so thrilled to have finally read this!<br /><br />As I mentioned above, <i>Portrait of a Scotsman</i> is all about Hattie! She has been so intriguing since the beginning of the series, and I really wanted to know more about her. I love her so much more than I expected! Add Lucian into the mix, and they are perfection. I very much enjoyed their story and watching their relationship blossom as I turned the pages. I was invested in their story! (I also really enjoyed getting to see the characters from the previous books as well! It’s so great to get a fun little update on them.)<br /><br />I really, really enjoy the storyline for this book (and series)! Not only because I love reading about the women’s suffrage, but also because I don’t read nearly enough historical fiction, (including romances), and this series definitely makes me want to read them more. I definitely need more books like this in my collection, and I’m beyond thrilled to see so many are coming out soon!<br /><br />I also want to add that while I started reading the physical version of this book, immediately switched the audiobook once I found out that Lucian was a Scotman… with a lovely Scottish accent. SO worth it! I ended up reading along with the book while I listened to the audiobook, and it really is the best experience ever. If you can do both, then please do both! Lol! Oh and the narrator for the book is Elizabeth Jasicki, who also narrated the previous books in the series! <br /><br />Overall;<i> Portrait of a Scotsman</i> was a great addition to this absolutely fantastic series! Now I will be anxiously waiting to get my hands on the fourth book in the series, which as of this moment is currently untitled and without a release date. I can only assume that it is Catriona’s story, and I can’t wait to read it as well!<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-80747907813313963452021-09-21T00:00:00.073-04:002021-09-21T00:00:00.294-04:00Top Ten Tuesday: Books on My Fall 2021 TBR!<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/top-ten-tuesday/" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaX6IsovdAsZPpmmIhvxGGKdnV_LzSUJs4cyafhyOBSsJs500j6cnI470XyHHD9rlYxtbEjPKrslNRlYZ0-l9cZi9tti4hAgxtK5viAcRjURgQSXGA-8I-ifYqYuAFPIC9pXTZ2Y4QlA/s0/TTT-NEW.png" /></a></div></center><div style="text-align: center;">
<b>September 21: Books on My Fall 2021 To-read List</b><br /><br />Happy Tuesday, Bookworms! Today I'm sharing some of the *new releases* coming out this fall that I am super excited to read! There are so many awesome books coming out, it was hard to choose just 10.<br /><br />Here are a few that I am excited for!</div><br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz0opGHGkV-58iACZpTfC-xcHt2ZIPIhME23unWN-7GgeHWgj_lZzQN80VgLSdwbbiimETMjaILnOtFewUORLK7JaC9qamV_ZHE9JLdNqwT6axqGrn0DDSp5fFWA7YI7QtCeGus_Si3zY/w266-h400/ExHex.jpg" width="266" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56845755-well-matched"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBc9WE3RUin0V5URy5JpI27P2xJI_-KUi5iUZH7nhgCZ6PfeCaMC-v2ozVPjGMmV2umXG1MCLLie9WFRnRa9V4uUxKbIcsEWqH7fLoWZBvOkbtTfwAGzK4LNJ4oenqqx8ZfH1ms14F0e0/w267-h400/WellMatched.jpg" width="267" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56554626-the-ex-hex">The Ex Hex</a> by Erin Sterling<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56845755-well-matched">Well Matched</a> by Jenn DeLuca<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179356-a-spindle-splintered"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_y9DrwgE-VJDISWFhHEmcX8tfKmOTyqaQGh1BPncBOiQXYgS9Q573PP7GX6ceZ7zfVfckaQQ8Urbu93e4PGWzAd5uk-mMTGoS0NXsvyhFEaAQwdWpqVSTsc7FYNBDsW4T_ryPOz3YmHA/w253-h400/SpindleSplintered.jpg" width="253" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566545-payback-s-a-witch"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0m0-o8bgdJn_CrVjm0mlNuhEau8E5knPi4TqFk0XPoWFkz2A7OSHA00NhsHhRGzh1Lw3knOZKnctwbRUrVaHqHEiS1KFVplqaESnq_JiA-b_LVxYBiH080EIbM6W26PRlyDjlY-Ia3qc/w267-h400/PaybacksAWitch.jpg" width="267" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56179356-a-spindle-splintered">A Spindle Splintered</a> by Alix E. Harrow<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55566545-payback-s-a-witch">Payback's a Witch</a> by Lana Harper<br /><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41836158-a-psalm-of-storms-and-silence"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiFXV007KtTwV_ryNecWxXznUA4dpvbvBbGyi5GLi8yiPzQE3oBLnHKxZHZx20NOOyM9AodI_3j_NDzx0lvImLXPxuh4LhoSdtKk7ZR51Gx7EMmUPqGQMZGzOmXM0N4Hy3wcN-QvXUtGo/w265-h400/StormsandSilence.jpg" width="265" /></a> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56876830-the-righteous"><img height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL1QVbnXex-OzBgfHhOr5GBkngTq3_V9Ab9cJ-UHVJ-_IsvjnXpCi9h5cOijdTivZINxPT6rZfFnQeZtucsAp2PdqeDDsJ0JvPHFGy7RLfXaIfBcXZVdVq15VVzYRpTUxHpb0DFdhFfLo/w265-h400/Righteous.jpg" width="265" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41836158-a-psalm-of-storms-and-silence">A Psalm of Storms and Silence</a> by Roseanne A. Brown<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56876830-the-righteous">The Righteous</a> by Renee Ahdieh<br /><br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-51891160938589300292021-09-20T07:00:00.039-04:002021-12-16T16:04:03.091-05:00My Thoughts: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAmJu_n0jDffnIztDrfnZemXR2Z6XTF0A0XgsbWqA6JnclocsB_lW6a5uBpunXNIkBy2M1ke8MT0m6SU4c3gNSrfd0kdhtd9k3YTGdG5CpB-1ddZo4n0THAT2G80gYr27hwRUB2nmKEY/w265-h400/IfShoeFits.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits"><span style="font-size: large;">If the Shoe Fits</span></a><br />(Meant to Be #1)<br />by <a href="http://www.imjuliemurphy.com/">Julie Murphy</a><br /><br />Publication Date: August 3rd 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://books.disney.com/book/if-the-shoe-fits/">Hyperion Avenue</a><br />Pages: 304<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9781368050388</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Contemporary / Romance<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1368050387">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/if-the-shoe-fits-julie-murphy/1139321008">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/If-the-Shoe-Fits-Julie-Murphy/9781368050388">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText11554808799207453481"></span><blockquote><span id="freeText11554808799207453481">After having just
graduated with a degree in shoe design, and trying to get her feet on
the ground, Cindy is working for her stepmother, who happens to be the
executive producer of America's favorite reality show, <i>Before Midnight</i>.
When a spot on the show needs filling ASAP, Cindy volunteers, hoping it
might help jump-start her fashion career, or at least give her
something to do while her peers land jobs in the world of high fashion.<br /><br />Turns
out being the only plus size woman on a reality dating competition
makes a splash, and soon Cindy becomes a body positivity icon for women
everywhere. What she doesn't expect? That she may just find
inspiration-and love-in the process. Ultimately, Cindy learns that if
the shoe doesn't fit, maybe it's time to design your own.</span> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-5822761779106796732021-08-24T07:00:00.058-04:002021-08-29T14:09:22.469-04:00My Thoughts: Bombshell by Sarah MacLean<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-SF7tp2k_L7YcY2PfMuwu6B64uaX4I6K9kHOp0miw4wz-RrvixyvR_R94ZBuIAMaL0jw8zgqD0G37hctBOq6Gw_cCyF1wFm7dlLZfvfsPToHKIAlCfrxDC3sz0u4twdT50nKN95YehY/w254-h400/Bombshell.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell"><span style="font-size: large;">Bombshell</span></a><br />(Hell's Belles #1)<br />by <a href="https://www.sarahmaclean.net/">Sarah MacLean</a><br /><br />Publication Date: August 24th 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/bombshell-sarah-maclean?variant=33080449007650">Avon</a> <br />Pages: 394<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780063056152</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Historical / Romance<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063056151">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bombshell-sarah-maclean/1138730845?ean=9780063056152">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Bombshell-Sarah-MacLean/9780063056152">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText1879499422123084758"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i></i></b><blockquote><b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling
author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically
feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a
heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single
night.</b><br /><br />After years of living as London’s brightest scandal,
Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that
comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into
the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those
trysts are not what they seem.<br /><br />No one, that is, but Caleb
Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s
beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint
about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to
him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised
kiss.<br /><br />Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into
trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close
proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating,
outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble,
because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s
forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>Bombshell</i> is the very first book in the brand new<i> Hell’s Belles</i> series by Sarah Maclean, and it’s also my very first ever read by her as well! I have quite a few of Sarah’s books on my TBR, so I’m thrilled to have finally read something by her!<br /><br />Historical romance is a genre that I used to read ALL the time, but haven’t read much in the past few years. I was really excited to start reading it again, especially after starting the <i>Bridgerton</i> series and all the success with the tv adaptation. I definitely wanted to read more, but was honestly a little overwhelmed by ALL of the historical romance series that are available to read. When I found out <i>Bombshell</i> was the first book in the series, I jumped to request it, and I am so glad I did.<br /><br />This book was so much fun … and not really at all what I was expecting from a historical romance. First, I love Lady Sesily and Caleb together SO much! (Even though I never though Caleb was going to get his head out of his ass and see what an awesome heroine Sesily was.) They were super cute together, and I am definitely going to have to find out which other books these two were in previously so I can see how they got started! <br /><br />(If you’re wondering about that, Sesily’s sisters have been in some previous series… I’m pretty sure it’s the <i>Scandal and Scoundrels</i> series, but <i>The Bareknuckle Bastards</i> series was mentioned as well, and of course I will be checking out both series asap!)<br /><br />Moving on … I also want to add that I love this awesome group of women! Known as The Hell’s Belles, each one was special in their own way. Of course Sesily kicked us off with her awesome story, but I am so excited to get to know the rest of them more as well! (Especially the Duchess!) Imogen’s story is coming next, and I absolutely can’t wait to see what next for this gang of wonderful women.<br /><br />I also really loved the storyline for this book. I don’t want to go into it much and give anything away, but I promise you, you’re in for a treat! It was absolutely fascinating and a whole lot of fun! Especially if you’re a fan of kick ass women who love taking down the bad guys. *wink*<br /><br />Overall; <i>Bombshell</i> is my first ever read by Sarah MacLean, but it definitely will not be my last! I will be over here pining away for the second book in the series, which at this time is currently untitled and set to release sometime in 2022. While I wait I plan to devour the rest of Sarah’s books as quickly as I can! Fans of historical romance, or those that are new-ish to the genre like myself, do check out <i>Bombshell</i>! It’s a fantastic read.<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-77644814701549247402021-08-04T06:00:00.043-04:002021-08-04T06:00:00.286-04:00Waiting on Wednesday: Defy The Night and Steelstriker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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September 14th 2021
by <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/defy-the-night-9781547604678">Bloomsbury YA </a><br /><br /><span id="freeText3067945669669471066"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b><blockquote><b>From <i>New York Times</i>
bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer comes a blockbuster fantasy series
about a kingdom divided by corruption, the prince desperately holding it
together, and the girl who will risk everything to bring it crashing
down. </b><br /><br />The kingdom of Kandala is on the brink of disaster.
Rifts between sectors have only worsened since a sickness began ravaging
the land, and within the Royal Palace, the king holds a tenuous peace
with a ruthless hand.<br /><br />King Harristan was thrust into power after
his parents' shocking assassination, leaving the younger Prince Corrick
to take on the brutal role of the King's Justice. The brothers have
learned to react mercilessly to any sign of rebellion--it's the only way
to maintain order when the sickness can strike anywhere, and the only
known cure, an elixir made from delicate Moonflower petals, is severely
limited.<br /><br />Out in the Wilds, apothecary apprentice Tessa Cade is
tired of seeing her neighbors die, their suffering ignored by the
unyielding royals. Every night, she and her best friend Wes risk their
lives to steal Moonflower petals and distribute the elixir to those who
need it most--but it's still not enough.<br /><br />As rumors spread that
the cure no longer works and sparks of rebellion begin to flare, a
particularly cruel act from the King's Justice makes Tessa desperate
enough to try the impossible: sneaking into the palace. But what she
finds upon her arrival makes her wonder if it's even possible to fix
Kandala without destroying it first.<br /><br />Set in a richly imaginative
world with striking similarities to our own, Brigid Kemmerer's
captivating new series is about those with power and those without . . .
and what happens when someone is brave enough to imagine a new future.</blockquote></span><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55891833-defy-the-night">Goodreads</a><br /></span></center>
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<center> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780550-steelstriker"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHM_n3-aU7VTk5iZJzBGdmn5TPLEWpz2sYNgHi1gVpnnTqJj1X1_1Jku_K2EOcF7NAkswhZhZ4dmUh88EapckHO408V1Bi7Bb6_SyGQJwyIsbRNn2rrLb6Ld3xoGoRbP7RpHqDPNMEth8/s0/Steelstriker.jpg" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780550-steelstriker"><span style="font-size: large;">Steelstriker</span></a><br />(Skyhunter #2)<br />by <a href="https://marielu.com/">Marie Lu</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
September 28th 2021
by <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250221728">Roaring Brook Press</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText4294060486344316344"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Explosive action and swoon-worthy suspense collide in this riveting conclusion to the Skyhunter duet from #1 <i>New York Times</i>–bestselling author Marie Lu</b><br /><br />As
a Striker, Talin was taught loyalty is life. Loyalty to the Shield who
watches your back, to the Strikers who risk their lives on the
battlefield, and most of all, to Mara, which was once the last nation
free from the Karensa Federation’s tyranny.<br /><br />But Mara has fallen. And its destruction has unleashed Talin’s worst nightmare.<br /><br />With
her friends scattered by combat and her mother held captive by the
Premier, Talin is forced to betray her fellow Strikers and her adopted
homeland. She has no choice but to become the Federation’s most deadly
war machine as their newest Skyhunter.<br /><br />Red is no stranger to the
cruelty of the Federation or the torture within its Skyhunter labs, but
he knows this isn’t the end for Mara – or Talin. The link between them
may be weak, but it could be Talin and Red's only hope to salvage their
past and safeguard their future.<br /><br />While the fate of a broken world
hangs in the balance, Talin and Red must reunite the Strikers and find
their way back to each other in this smoldering sequel to Marie Lu’s </span><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Skyhunter.</span></i></blockquote><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><br /></i>Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55780550-steelstriker">Goodreads</a><br /><br />• • •<br /><br />Yayyyyy! I'm so excited for both of these!<br /><br />Defy the Night sounds fantastic, AND it's by Brigid Kemmerer, so you know it's going to be fantastic.<br /><br />And I loooove Marie Lu's books! I haven't read Skyhunter yet, but I am really looking forward to binging it and Steelstriker together!<br /><br />Are either of these on your TBR??<br /><i></i></span>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-72131455086929940662021-08-02T07:00:00.151-04:002021-08-02T07:00:00.291-04:00Most Anticipated August '21 Releases<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFW1dxot0ir8gjBmfUACqqB_29d7tvxA298keqJuKvzhgJhgfCwc4QFuTM4MA_J74zr8wns8gmS_9PWvzMnjj-PxOn2L7Dpw05KGT75akPNphudARWAmCNpxICMEIOd2Yv_xtu_qrUo8/s2048/Most+Anticipated+February%25282%2529.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFW1dxot0ir8gjBmfUACqqB_29d7tvxA298keqJuKvzhgJhgfCwc4QFuTM4MA_J74zr8wns8gmS_9PWvzMnjj-PxOn2L7Dpw05KGT75akPNphudARWAmCNpxICMEIOd2Yv_xtu_qrUo8/w640-h360/Most+Anticipated+February%25282%2529.png" width="551" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />August is going to be another great month for book releases!<br />There are so many that I am excited to check out... I hope I can read them all!<br /><br />Here are just a few that I'm excited for ...<br /><br />
<center> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mRGAwuFpKYGTfRuC7ewGfq7RJWsLc6aKBIb9a6l5ZKXO3qptYi2mzAys1-2ozognwBHHjooIX_4UUNRuyAR4eV9w0jFChBKD0ASXJT6hrrltfaiyrYV7kGMo6ZCoiTGIIk5qfusUqwg/s320/HeartPrinciple.jpg" /> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle"><span style="font-size: large;">The Heart Principle</span></a><br />by Helen Hoang<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 31st 2021
by Berkley
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText13154550910783844769"><b></b><blockquote><b>A woman struggling
with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected—and the man she enlists to
help her—in this heartfelt new romance by <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Helen Hoang.</b><br /><br />When
violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral
YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her
attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend
announces he wants an open relationship before making a final
commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open
relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She's going to embark on a
string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better.<br /><br />That’s
where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first
attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their
third, because being with Quan is more than sex—he accepts Anna on an
unconditional level that she has just started to understand herself.
However, when tragedy strikes Anna’s family she takes on a role that she
is ill-suited for, until the burden of expectations threatens to
destroy her. Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but
to do that, they also have to fight for themselves.<br /></blockquote></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW-SF7tp2k_L7YcY2PfMuwu6B64uaX4I6K9kHOp0miw4wz-RrvixyvR_R94ZBuIAMaL0jw8zgqD0G37hctBOq6Gw_cCyF1wFm7dlLZfvfsPToHKIAlCfrxDC3sz0u4twdT50nKN95YehY/s320/Bombshell.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell"><span style="font-size: large;">Bombshell</span></a><br />by Sarah MacLean<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 24th 2021
by Avon
<br /><br /><span id="freeText533872112076615178"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><i></i></b><blockquote><b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling
author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically
feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a
heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single
night.</b><br /><br />After years of living as London’s brightest scandal,
Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that
comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into
the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those
trysts are not what they seem.<br /><br />No one, that is, but Caleb
Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s
beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint
about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to
him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised
kiss.<br /><br />Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into
trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close
proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating,
outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble,
because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s
forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.</blockquote></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56213354-a-slow-fire-burning"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij-4kNNTOHoAO2kEbTV4YcgyKF7EdlzD6DxDHvETesgaiGF0p8YiczFIoEBZCf0sBSJ4RVrJd6sL3_vZ6S40u41NLLTZFdWnKei8z_z54S9pAgSmPtT49ruarPcOlZE3UrgSLYB_P0Q50/s320/SlowFireBurning.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56213354-a-slow-fire-burning"><span style="font-size: large;">A Slow Fire Burning </span></a><br />by Paula Hawkins<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 31st 2021
by Riverhead Books<br /><br /><span id="freeText11568296769209339933"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b></span><blockquote><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>The scorching new thriller from the number-one <i>'New York Times'</i> best-selling author of <i>'The Girl on the Train'</i>.</b><br /><br />When
a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it
triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled
one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his
grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another
family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets
from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim.
Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment.
Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done
to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of
terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long
can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?<br /><br /></span><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Look what you started.</span></b></blockquote></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N1_PaF-6gaypRy1nfFBMEiuTEgmTbZ5FOdIFqBgbY6VnsP683UcGAb7bn9rOkn5UpYqG3SBfJENmlNArtzMZtOssNNToBROamFr4zY_Qq7l746KvQKggScnlVO4w-LxEQNCMwv7m01A/s320/VelvetWasNight.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night"><span style="font-size: large;">Velvet Was the Night</span></a><br />by Silvia Moreno-Garcia<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 17th 2021
by Del Rey<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText12745581631953054072"><blockquote>From the New York Times
bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a “delicious, twisted treat
for lovers of noir” about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer,
and the mystery of a missing woman they’re both desperate to find.<br /><br />1970s,
Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest
issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest
consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger.<br /><br />Her
next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a
life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears
under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the
missing woman—and journeying deeper into Leonora’s secret life of
student radicals and dissidents.<br /><br />Meanwhile, someone else is also
looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure who
commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis
is an eccentric criminal who longs to escape his own life: He loathes
violence and loves old movies and rock ’n’ roll. But as Elvis searches
for the missing woman, he comes to observe Maite from a distance—and
grows more and more obsessed with this woman who shares his love of
music and the unspoken loneliness of his heart.<br /><br />Now as Maite and
Elvis come closer to discovering the truth behind Leonora’s
disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger that threatens to
consume their lives, with hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies
all aiming to protect Leonora’s secrets—at gunpoint.<br /><br />Velvet Was the Night is an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.</blockquote></span></span><br />
<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq0-_M-Mb9xucAXDb5x1AEGD9W1t9_dWEQnXTafNT-vUsIvNha64uuVGENggMM-3XMyw1jZOJeWSWWLlWU7mDQo9uXs86jmUH3yy7tJL9pksz7X9uDDV9amTCWcBmzozHdJjLumt-qC_Q/s320/REdemptor.jpg" /> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55624056-redemptor"><span style="font-size: large;">Redemptor</span></a><br />(Raybearer #2)<br />by Jordan Ifueko<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 17th 2021
by Amulet Books<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText4736625955254130804"><b></b><blockquote><b>The hotly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling YA fantasy about Tarisai's quest to change her fate</b><br /><br />For
the first time, an Empress Redemptor sits on Aritsar's throne. To
appease the sinister spirits of the dead, Tarisai must now anoint a
council of her own, coming into her full power as a Raybearer. She must
then descend into the Underworld, a sacrifice to end all future
atrocities.<br /><br />Tarisai is determined to survive. Or at least, that's
what she tells her increasingly distant circle of friends. Months into
her shaky reign as empress, child spirits haunt her, demanding that she
pay for past sins of the empire.<br /><br />With the lives of her loved ones
on the line, assassination attempts from unknown quarters, and a
handsome new stranger she can't quite trust . . . Tarisai fears the
pressure may consume her. But in this finale to the Raybearer duology,
Tarisai must learn whether to die for justice . . . or to live for it.</blockquote></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50999821-a-lesson-in-vengeance"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu70kEz_LUmvrKXQrB2BmJiHcAdNwGJyaac52oWCPaZS5J5UK1OXNCbjxkG_4M-ZVBRzasOFM4Empb-WcoRgTOJ9Vi-lRcQfuwFKl3gZulY2sUcQ3osSjxiPdJpHubz-KYRB3PQSGfH-Q/s320/ALessoninVengence.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50999821-a-lesson-in-vengeance"><span style="font-size: large;">A Lesson in Vengeance</span></a><br />by Victoria Lee<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 3rd 2021
by Delacorte Press<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText12770093459450014065"><b></b><blockquote><b>For fans of <i>Wilder Girls </i>and<i> Ninth House</i>
comes a dark, twisty, atmospheric thriller about a boarding school
haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to
digging up the past.</b><br /><br />Felicity Morrow is back at Dalloway School.<br /><br />Perched
in the Catskill mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was
home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away,
she’s returned to graduate. She even has her old room in Godwin House,
the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five
Dalloway students—girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all
died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds.<br /><br />Witchcraft
is woven into Dalloway’s history. The school doesn’t talk about it, but
the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene.
And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She’s
determined to leave that behind her now; all Felicity wants is to focus
on her senior thesis and graduate. But it’s hard when Dalloway’s occult
history is everywhere. And when the new girl won’t let her forget.<br /><br />It’s
Ellis Haley’s first year at Dalloway, and she’s already amassed a loyal
following. A prodigy novelist at seventeen, Ellis is a so-called
“method writer.” She’s eccentric and brilliant, and Felicity can’t shake
the pull she feels to her. So when Ellis asks Felicity for help
researching the Dalloway Five for her second book, Felicity can’t say
no. Given her history with the arcane, Felicity is the perfect resource.<br /><br />And when history begins to repeat itself, Felicity will have to face the darkness in Dalloway–and in herself. </blockquote></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAmJu_n0jDffnIztDrfnZemXR2Z6XTF0A0XgsbWqA6JnclocsB_lW6a5uBpunXNIkBy2M1ke8MT0m6SU4c3gNSrfd0kdhtd9k3YTGdG5CpB-1ddZo4n0THAT2G80gYr27hwRUB2nmKEY/s320/IfShoeFits.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits"><span style="font-size: large;">If The Shoe Fits</span></a><br />by Julie Murphy<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 3rd 2021
by Hyperion Avenue
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText9204672231153403757"><blockquote>After having just
graduated with a degree in shoe design, and trying to get her feet on
the ground, Cindy is working for her stepmother, who happens to be the
executive producer of America's favorite reality show, <i>Before Midnight</i>.
When a spot on the show needs filling ASAP, Cindy volunteers, hoping it
might help jump-start her fashion career, or at least give her
something to do while her peers land jobs in the world of high fashion.<br /><br />Turns
out being the only plus size woman on a reality dating competition
makes a splash, and soon Cindy becomes a body positivity icon for women
everywhere. What she doesn't expect? That she may just find
inspiration-and love-in the process. Ultimately, Cindy learns that if
the shoe doesn't fit, maybe it's time to design your own.</blockquote></span></span>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55919760-the-dating-playbook"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSC3fWoJeC9DDDjnnjDNqV-3UpnJegWlAPsN_J8Is4WBY0aM-bR9fg4M2bUwrgEqP_jFwlYy5emW2Wkgmn-dyuR_dGjycGtRq4a5rw9pDBk236IHPOWi_CTxTSteVB_78lfVLt3V8oVx0/s320/DatingPLaybook.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55919760-the-dating-playbook"><span style="font-size: large;">The Dating Playbook</span></a><br />(The Boyfriend Project #2)<br />by Farrah Rochon<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 17th 2021
by Forever
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText17799243698516626440"><blockquote>When a personal trainer
agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window in this
delightful romantic comedy from the USA Today bestselling author of The
Boyfriend Project!<br /><br />When it comes to personal training, Taylor
Powell kicks serious butt. Unfortunately, her bills are piling up, rent
is due, and the money situation is dire. Taylor needs more than the
support of her new best friends, Samiah and London. She needs a miracle.<br /><br />And
Jamar Dixon might just be it. The oh-so-fine former footballer wants
back into the NFL, and he wants Taylor to train him. There's just one
catch -- no one can know what they're doing. But when they're
accidentally outed as a couple, Taylor's game plan is turned completely
upside down. Is Jamar just playing to win . . . or is he playing for
keeps?</blockquote></span></span><br />
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55946686-wait-for-it"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0VrDm2_sksBqj1TM-2hktWo6qwR_C36qSQcIC_OJrErNEtacRAquYTTfyyk450u7skOjwr4Q66rK3xy8bkwHo7XvRkCrMuzUccCVOq_MPo6kwJXAw3Yxlx5opqf26Yg53l_wchdrOz0/s320/WaitForIt.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55946686-wait-for-it"><span style="font-size: large;">Wait for It</span></a><br />by Jenn McKinlay<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 10th 2021
by Berkley Books <br /><br /><span id="freeText3888485008095574854"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><b></b></b><blockquote><b><b>A woman looking
for a new lease on life moves to Arizona where she rents a guest house
on a gorgeous property with a mysterious owner--a man who teaches her
about resilience, courage, and ultimately true love, in this funny,
bighearted novel about hope and healing from <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.<br /></b> </b><br />
Stuck in a dreary Boston winter, Annabelle Martin would like nothing
more than to run away from her current life. She's not even thirty years
old, twice-divorced, and has just dodged a marriage proposal... from
her ex-husband. When she's offered her dream job as creative director at
a cutting-edge graphic design studio in Phoenix, she jumps at the
opportunity to start over.<br /><br />When she arrives in the Valley of the
Sun, Annabelle is instantly intrigued by her anonymous landlord. Based
on the cranky, handwritten notes Nick Daire leaves her, she assumes he
is an old, rich curmudgeon. Annabelle is shocked when she finally meets
Nick and discovers that he's her age and uses a wheelchair. Nick
suffered from a stroke a year ago, and while there's no physical reason
for him not to recover, he is struggling to overcome the paralyzing fear
that has kept him a prisoner in his own home.<br /><br />Despite her
promise to herself not to get involved, Annabelle finds herself
irresistibly drawn to Nick. And soon she wonders if she and Nick might
help each other find the courage to embrace life, happiness, and true
love.</blockquote></span><br />So many awesome books! I can't wait to check them all out!<br />Are any of these on your TBR for this month??</span><br />
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</div>Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-56598593431278618012021-08-01T08:00:00.073-04:002021-08-01T08:00:00.299-04:00My August '21 TBR!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo0ZHFa_aVF0yxW_Ov4vmRgB2pP5KwgnwfSGXkpreBIB3uHoM8JmVJd-pr0gfo5Pr4N81OtFAA6WaqqM7Oc7cFB5cSk5Io-xm2yqDInSipb6YUD_cmfQY4yJBiy9NImd_9YGphF2boMQ/s755/AugustTBR-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPo0ZHFa_aVF0yxW_Ov4vmRgB2pP5KwgnwfSGXkpreBIB3uHoM8JmVJd-pr0gfo5Pr4N81OtFAA6WaqqM7Oc7cFB5cSk5Io-xm2yqDInSipb6YUD_cmfQY4yJBiy9NImd_9YGphF2boMQ/s16000/AugustTBR-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy August, Bookworms!<br /><br />Really? How is it August already? This year is going by both too slowly and too quickly at the same time. lol!<br /><br />July was a pretty decent reading month for me, and while I got a bit off track with my TBR, (thanks to an awesome new podcast I've started listening to, lol), I read a good bit of books and did a bit of catching up as well. I am hoping to keep that motivation for August ... while hopefully not being distracted this time. :) There are SO many books that I am hoping to tackle and I can't wait to get started.<br /><br />Here are some books I'm hoping to read this month!<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9MBA2CVGsLdX97f4it0k37-m7sIMcqAdz1VGQ24FNRqfV9xjduiHcyfKXjtJB4kMsEMkKEQmtVmaBg8FbMy8PJdmXjgcLcfc8shNqC4E0T2NrCVrTOk9hFDNaa6wohAGA3x4sshyphenhyphenus/s755/AugustTBR.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM9MBA2CVGsLdX97f4it0k37-m7sIMcqAdz1VGQ24FNRqfV9xjduiHcyfKXjtJB4kMsEMkKEQmtVmaBg8FbMy8PJdmXjgcLcfc8shNqC4E0T2NrCVrTOk9hFDNaa6wohAGA3x4sshyphenhyphenus/s16000/AugustTBR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/579244.An_Offer_From_a_Gentleman">An Offer From a Gentleman</a> by Julia Quinn<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21569527-the-heart-of-betrayal">The Heart of Betrayal</a> by Mary E. Pearson<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32333026-love-luck">Love & Luck</a> by Jenna Evans Welch<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55904454-while-we-were-dating">While We Were Dating</a> by Jasmine Guillory<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52535769-gods-monsters">Gods & Monsters</a> by Shelby Mahurin<br />Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43449920-heartstopper">Heartstopper Vol. 3</a> by Alice Oseman<br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32718027-the-city-of-brass">The City of Brass</a> by S.A. Chakraborty <br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29939390-windwitch">Windwitch</a> by Susan Dennard<br /><br />I also have a few review copies to check out as well ...<br /><br /></div>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell">Bombshell</a> by Sarah MacLean
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55660420-if-the-shoe-fits">If the Shoe Fits</a> by Julie Murphy <br /><br />• • •<br /><br />So many great books! I can't wait to get started on them. Especially Bombshell! It's my first read ever by Sarah MacLean, and I'm super excited to start it. I'm also to get back to the Bridgerton series as well, and continue my re-read of The Remnant Chronicles!<br /><br />What books are you hoping to read in August??<br /></center>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-18237434210974056252021-07-29T08:00:00.001-04:002021-07-29T08:00:00.323-04:00My Thoughts: Sunkissed by Kasie West<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54456763-sunkissed" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcajON1I8P1ujV3OeGove2dOJy5Zuv9YENu6lOlrJLXR8gLW33xA7WE0fArWHLPdif7lBXm2AGDpiShq9EBCaQnnPiGoTq-kRckDQ9upnWhO5Rfyzt2FooJo4XwH8GiIp6gUaQe14yNts/w265-h400/SunKissed.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54456763-sunkissed"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunkissed</span></a><br />by <a href="http://www.kasiewest.com/">Kasie West</a><br /><br />Publication Date: May 4th 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625259/sunkissed-by-kasie-west/">Delacorte Press</a>
<br />Pages: 309<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"> <span itemprop="isbn">9780593176269</span></span><br />Genre: Young Adult / Contemporary / Romance<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54456763-sunkissed">Goodreads<br /></a><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059317626X">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sunkissed-kasie-west/1137949831?ean=9780593176269">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Sunkissed-Kasie-West/9780593176269">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText3404758967251431554"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b><blockquote><b>Will the stars align?</b><br /><br />Avery
has always used music as an escape. But after her best friend betrays
her, even her perfectly curated playlists can't help her forget what
happened. To make matters worse, her parents have dragged her and her
social-media-obsessed sister to a remote family camp for two months of
"fun." Just when Avery is ready to give up on the summer altogether, she
meets Brooks—mysterious, frustratingly charming Brooks—who just happens
to be on staff—which means he's off-limits.<br /><br />What starts as a
disaster turns into . . . something else. As the outside world falls
away, Avery embarks on a journey of self-discovery. And when Brooks
offers her the chance of a lifetime, she must figure out how far is she
willing to go to find out what she wants and who she wants to be.<br /><br />Fan
favorite Kasie West is back with another unforgettable summer romance
that reminds us falling in love is full of wonder, heartache, and—most
of all—surprises. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54456763-sunkissed">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br />I absolutely love Kasie West’s books, so of course I couldn’t wait to check out <i>Sunkissed</i> as soon as I possibly could! If you’re looking for books to add to your summer TBR list, then you definitely need to check out this summer-themed romance.<br /><br />I’m not sure what it is about Kasie West’s books that always make me want to read them in the summer time, but I’ve read two so far this season, and they were both great books! (Even when they aren’t summer-themed, they are just really fun reads.) <i>Sunkissed</i> was one of the books I read, but I also read <i>Moment of Truth</i> and enjoyed it as well!<br /><br /><i>Sunkissed</i> is Kasie’s most recent release, and yes, it is summer-themed! Avery and her family spending 2 months of their summer at a remote family camp, leaving the outside world and all its distractions behind, sounds like the perfect summer setting and storyline for a book, right? Add in some adorable romance, and yes… this book has all the requirements for a great summer read! I loved so much about this book, but the setting really won me over. I love books about camp!<br /><br />I also really enjoyed the characters in the book as well. Avery was an interesting main character. Brooks, the love interest, was adorable as well. I enjoyed watching their relationship grow as the book went along! I even liked Avery’s family as well, including the relationship between Avery and her sister. So many great characters!<br /><br />Overall; If you’re looking for a cute romance to add to your summer reading list, <i>Sunkissed</i> by Kasie West is definitely one you should check out! This book was is such a cute read, and I’m so glad I was able to check it out.
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56213354-a-slow-fire-burning"><span style="font-size: large;">Slow Fire Burning</span></a><br />by <a href="http://paulahawkinsbooks.com/">Paula Hawkins</a></center><center><br />
</center><center>Expected publication:
August 31st 2021
by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/543898/a-slow-fire-burning-by-paula-hawkins/">Riverhead Books</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText7937673287610448784"><b>The scorching new thriller from the number-one <i>'New York Times'</i> best-selling author of <i>'The Girl on the Train'</i>.</b><br /><br />When
a young man is found gruesomely murdered in a London houseboat, it
triggers questions about three women who knew him. Laura is the troubled
one-night-stand last seen in the victim’s home. Carla is his
grief-stricken aunt, already mourning the recent death of yet another
family member. And Miriam is the nosy neighbor clearly keeping secrets
from the police. Three women with separate connections to the victim.
Three women who are – for different reasons – simmering with resentment.
Who are, whether they know it or not, burning to right the wrongs done
to them. When it comes to revenge, even good people might be capable of
terrible deeds. How far might any one of them go to find peace? How long
can secrets smolder before they explode into flame?<br /><br /><b>Look what you started.<br /><br /><br /></b>Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56213354-a-slow-fire-burning">Goodreads</a></span>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night"><span style="font-size: large;">Velvet Was the Night</span></a><br />by <a href="https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/">Silvia Moreno-Garcia</a><br /><br />Expected publication:
August 17th 2021
by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671891/velvet-was-the-night-by-silvia-moreno-garcia/">Del Rey</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText7562672913931270524">From the New York Times
bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a “delicious, twisted treat
for lovers of noir” about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer,
and the mystery of a missing woman they’re both desperate to find.<br /><br />1970s,
Mexico City. Maite is a secretary who lives for one thing: the latest
issue of Secret Romance. While student protests and political unrest
consume the city, Maite escapes into stories of passion and danger.<br /><br />Her
next-door neighbor, Leonora, a beautiful art student, seems to live a
life of intrigue and romance that Maite envies. When Leonora disappears
under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the
missing woman—and journeying deeper into Leonora’s secret life of
student radicals and dissidents.<br /><br />Meanwhile, someone else is also
looking for Leonora at the behest of his boss, a shadowy figure who
commands goon squads dedicated to squashing political activists. Elvis
is an eccentric criminal who longs to escape his own life: He loathes
violence and loves old movies and rock ’n’ roll. But as Elvis searches
for the missing woman, he comes to observe Maite from a distance—and
grows more and more obsessed with this woman who shares his love of
music and the unspoken loneliness of his heart.<br /><br />Now as Maite and
Elvis come closer to discovering the truth behind Leonora’s
disappearance, they can no longer escape the danger that threatens to
consume their lives, with hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies
all aiming to protect Leonora’s secrets—at gunpoint.<br /><br />Velvet Was the Night is an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.<br /><br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54746205-velvet-was-the-night">Goodreads</a></span><br /><br />• • •<br /><br />Do both of these books sound exciting, or what? I can't wait to read these!!<br /><br /></center>
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-65609911270643087952021-07-26T08:00:00.044-04:002021-07-26T08:00:00.287-04:00My Thoughts: Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52424150-spin-the-dawn" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="315" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaJvCe_45Kii3NxRZcZXyf8287-RDLPYyJHjXljRunGBrBLe81ANwi9VbisOj1xi9I8d2d4TjvNQNCaE-5EQaTDt7zDHvcdPtjTn9rd_Uymc5OabHESe7SFb4qa8-uTicX9VeJrLQbypU/w266-h400/SpintheDawn.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52424150-spin-the-dawn"><span style="font-size: large;">Spin the Dawn</span></a><br />(The Blood of Stars #1)<br />by <a href="https://www.elizabethlim.com/">Elizabeth Lim</a><br /><br />Publication Date:
July 9th 2019<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/586190/spin-the-dawn-by-elizabeth-lim/9780593126028">Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers</a><br />Pages: 392<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"><span itemprop="isbn">9780525646990</span></span><br />Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Retelling<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52424150-spin-the-dawn">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052564699X">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/spin-the-dawn-elizabeth-lim/1129805624">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Spin-the-Dawn-Elizabeth-Lim/9780525646990">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span id="freeText6024902206941303012"><b><i></i></b></span><blockquote><span id="freeText6024902206941303012"><b><i>Project Runway</i> meets <i>Mulan</i>
in this sweeping YA fantasy about a young girl who poses as a boy to
compete for the role of imperial tailor and embarks on an impossible
journey to sew three magic dresses, from the sun, the moon, and the
stars.</b><br /><br />Maia Tamarin dreams of becoming the greatest tailor in
the land, but as a girl, the best she can hope for is to marry well.
When a royal messenger summons her ailing father, once a tailor of
renown, to court, Maia poses as a boy and takes his place. She knows her
life is forfeit if her secret is discovered, but she'll take that risk
to achieve her dream and save her family from ruin. There's just one
catch: Maia is one of twelve tailors vying for the job.<br /><br />Backstabbing
and lies run rampant as the tailors compete in challenges to prove
their artistry and skill. Maia's task is further complicated when she
draws the attention of the court magician, Edan, whose piercing eyes
seem to see straight through her disguise.<br /><br />And nothing could have
prepared her for the final challenge: to sew three magic gowns for the
emperor's reluctant bride-to-be, from the laughter of the sun, the tears
of the moon, and the blood of stars. With this impossible task before
her, she embarks on a journey to the far reaches of the kingdom, seeking
the sun, the moon, and the stars, and finding more than she ever could
have imagined.<br /><br /><i>Steeped in Chinese culture, sizzling with
forbidden romance, and shimmering with magic, this young adult fantasy
is pitch-perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas or Renée Ahdieh.</i></span> (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52424150-spin-the-dawn">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>Spin the Dawn</i> by Elizabeth Lim is one of those books that I totally meant to get to when it first came out, but waited way too long to start, then kicked myself for not having started it sooner. I was determined to finally read this series this year and I’m SO glad I did! (But yes, still kicking myself.)<br /><br /><i>Spin the Dawn</i> was described as <i>Project Runway</i> meets <i>Mulan</i>, and it was that <i>Mulan</i> description that completely drew me in.<i> Mulan</i> was one of my most favorite Disney movies growing up and so of course I wanted to read a book that was inspired by it!<br /><br />The storyline for this book was very interesting! I could definitely tell which parts were <i>Mulan</i> inspired, and I loved it. I also love that there’s magic in the story as well! That definitely wasn’t expected at all. I also really loved so many of the characters in the book as well! Maia is definitely a favorite of mine and I loved her determination and growth over the length of the book. I also really, really loved Edan as well. Together, they are a great duo!<br /><br />I also want to add that I have devoured the second book in this duology before writing this review, and it was perfection. It was a great story, with a great ending, and while I’m sad to see it all come to an end, I’m so thrilled to finally read the series. I can’t wait to read more of Elizabeth’s book soon!<br /><br />Overall; I really enjoyed <i>Spin the Dawn</i>, (and <i>Unravel the Dusk</i>), SO much more than I expected to! I will be kicking myself for a while now for not reading it sooner, and I will definitely be keeping my eye out for more of Elizabeth’s books in the future! I have her newest book, <i>Six Crimson Cranes</i>, on my TBR to start soon, and now I’m even more excited to do so. If you haven’t checked these books out, I definitely recommend them!<br />
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Christy @ TheReaderBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01685095896828655217noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620897660042208848.post-52505524017553394672021-07-23T08:00:00.054-04:002021-07-23T08:00:00.254-04:00My Thoughts: It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659629-it-happened-one-summer" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMJA87QbpVHJmJc4VL7I_AEasLLRYDTIZPiQjJyXbMmcMnKFypGgaAmpoOTlGWutyTgA2zINXplBGV_tMu0jC2SaYEYvrvLZgkOC6Eq0oGMTv3x5H6ItUaiKNtJtylIxwwr-O-c6maVY/w265-h400/HappenedOneSummer.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659629-it-happened-one-summer"><span style="font-size: large;">It Happened One Summer</span></a><br />(It Happened One Summer #1)<br />by <a href="https://www.tessabailey.com/">Tessa Bailey</a><br /><br />Publication Date: July 13th 2021<br />Publisher: <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/it-happened-one-summer-tessa-bailey?variant=32925886873634">Avon Books</a><br />Pages: 416<br />ISBN: <span class="greyText"> <span itemprop="isbn">9780063045651</span></span><br />Genre: Adult Fiction / Contemporary / Romance<br />Source: Netgalley Review Copy / Own<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659629-it-happened-one-summer">Goodreads</a><br /><br />Available for Purchase:<br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0063045656">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/it-happened-one-summer-tessa-bailey/1137911272">Barnes & Noble</a> | <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/It-Happened-One-Summer-Tessa-Bailey/9780063045651">The Book Depository</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText16745405556053009022"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b></b><blockquote><b>Tessa Bailey is back with a <i>Schitt’s Creek</i>-inspired
rom-com about a Hollywood “It Girl” who is cut off from her wealthy
family and exiled to a small Pacific Northwest beach town... where she
butts heads with a surly, sexy local who thinks she doesn’t belong. </b><br /><br />Piper
Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild
child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much
champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the
slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off,
and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running
their late father’s dive bar... in Washington.<br /><br />Piper hasn’t even
been in Westport for five minutes when she meets big, bearded sea
captain Brendan, who thinks she won’t last a week outside of Beverly
Hills. So what if Piper can’t do math, and the idea of sleeping in a
shabby apartment with bunk beds gives her hives. How bad could it really
be? She’s determined to show her stepfather—and the hot, grumpy
local—that she’s more than a pretty face.<br /><br />Except it’s a <i>small</i>
town and everywhere she turns, she bumps into Brendan. The fun-loving
socialite and the gruff fisherman are polar opposites, but there’s an
undeniable attraction simmering between them. Piper doesn’t want any
distractions, especially feelings for a man who sails off into the
sunset for weeks at a time. Yet as she reconnects with her past and
begins to feel at home in Westport, Piper starts to wonder if the cold,
glamorous life she knew is what she truly wants. LA is calling her name,
but Brendan—and this town full of memories—may have already caught her
heart. (<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659629-it-happened-one-summer">Goodreads</a>)</blockquote></span></span>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="70" data-original-width="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKMb95BOONEJOCmnfuiKkDGe0eR9fIJhnVEHe96mpxSzI8fx50SuAiBGrvGNimtWzpPFnyk5C_duY8HU7ueZgpRsGQ03NdPavvizOb3a9DbFesS3J9xSHmlKyJXNnePFeKsiyslj5-AA/s1600/MyThoughts.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i>It Happened One Summer</i> was hands down one of my most anticipated reads for Summer 2021, and this book was everything I didn’t know I needed and SO MUCH MORE. Not only is it my first 5 star read for 2021, but it’s definitely one of my new favorite romances as well!<br /><br />Tessa Bailey is one of the first authors I checked out when I got back into reading romances again a while back, and she has quickly become one of my favorite authors! I have read quite a few of her books so far, and they just get better and better as they go along! I’m so glad to have read this newest book by her, and I am planning to read more soon!<br /><br />So I really want to spend this whole review telling you “OMG THIS BOOK IS SO CUTE” over and over again, but I am going to try to contain myself and write actual words instead. But seriously, y’all … OMG THIS BOOK IS SO CUTE!<br /><br />First, let’s start with the characters … Piper is awesome. She’s not the kind of character I would normally love when we first meet her in the book, but once you get to know the *real* Piper, you’ll definitely love her. Yes, she was inspired by Alexis Rose from Schitt’s Creek, and she’s that, yet so much more. She’s so great! And Brendan was just a big, adorable, grumpy teddy bear. A bit of an ass at first, but boy did that change. I loooooved watching the relationship between him and Piper grow as the story went along. It was so cute. And steamy… SO STEAMY. <br /><br />There are some great secondary characters in the story as well, including Piper’s sister, Hannah… I mention her because she and Piper have the BEST friendship. I loved it!<br /><br />The storyline for the book is very, very cute as well. Again, it was inspired by Schitt’s Creek, so if you like the show, you’ll love this book! (And if you haven’t watched the show, you totally should. It’s awesome as well!)<br /><br />Once I finished this fantastic book, I was thrilled to discover that there is going to be a sequel! The next book in the series, <i>Hook, Line, and Sinker</i>, is all about Hannah, Piper’s sister, and Fox, Brendon’s shipmate! I am so very excited about this book … I already have my copy pre-ordered, and I can’t wait to get my hands on it when it releases in March!<br /><br />Overall; Yeah… if you can’t tell by this super gushy review, I REALLY LOVED <i>It Happened One Summer</i>! I’ve been waiting and hoping for my first 5 star read of the year, and I couldn’t be any happier that it was this book. I am already planning my re-read soon … and will be reading again before the next book is released! Fans of Tessa Bailey, or of romance, or of Schitt’s Creek, or of love in general, DO check out this book asap! And I hope you love it as much as I do.<br />
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by Helen Hoang
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August 31st 2021
by <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566934/the-heart-principle-by-helen-hoang/">Berkley</a><br /><br /><span id="freeText11802814094719199232"><b>A woman struggling
with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected—and the man she enlists to
help her—in this heartfelt new romance by <i>USA Today</i> bestselling author Helen Hoang.</b><br /><br />When
violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral
YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her
attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend
announces he wants an open relationship before making a final
commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open
relationship, then she does, too. Translation: She's going to embark on a
string of one-night stands. The more unacceptable the men, the better.<br /><br />That’s
where tattooed, motorcycle-riding Quan Diep comes in. Their first
attempt at a one-night stand fails, as does their second, and their
third, because being with Quan is more than sex—he accepts Anna on an
unconditional level that she has just started to understand herself.
However, when tragedy strikes Anna’s family she takes on a role that she
is ill-suited for, until the burden of expectations threatens to
destroy her. Anna and Quan have to fight for their chance at love, but
to do that, they also have to fight for themselves.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50056075-the-heart-principle">Goodreads</a><br /></span></center>
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell"><span style="font-size: large;">Bombshell</span></a><br />
by Sarah MacLean
<br /><br />Expected publication:
August 24th 2021
by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell">Avon</a>
<br /><br /><span id="freeText13938200611200670032"><b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling
author Sarah MacLean returns with a blazingly sexy, unapologetically
feminist new series, Hell’s Belles, beginning with a bold, bombshell of a
heroine, able to dispose of a scoundrel—or seduce one—in a single
night.</b><br /><br />After years of living as London’s brightest scandal,
Lady Sesily Talbot has embraced the reputation and the freedom that
comes with the title. No one looks twice when she lures a gentleman into
the dark gardens beyond a Mayfair ballroom…and no one realizes those
trysts are not what they seem.<br /><br />No one, that is, but Caleb
Calhoun, who has spent years trying not to notice his best friend’s
beautiful, brash, brilliant sister. If you ask him, he’s been a saint
about it, considering the way she looks at him…and the way she talks to
him…and the way she’d felt in his arms during their one ill-advised
kiss.<br /><br />Except someone has to keep Sesily from tumbling into
trouble during her dangerous late-night escapades, and maybe close
proximity is exactly what Caleb needs to get this infuriating,
outrageous woman out of his system. But now Caleb is the one in trouble,
because he’s fast realizing that Sesily isn’t for forgetting…she’s
forever. And forever isn’t something he can risk.<br /><br />Add to <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53385509-bombshell">Goodreads<br /></a></span><br /><span id="freeText13938200611200670032">• </span><span id="freeText13938200611200670032">• </span><span id="freeText13938200611200670032">•<br /><br />Today I'm sharing two of my most anticipated reads for August!<br /><br />I absolutely love Helen Hoang's books, and I'm super excited to check out her newest release.<br /><br />And Bombshell will be my first ever read by Sarah MacLean! (Even though I have SO many of her other books on my TBR!) I recently started listening to her Fated Mates Podcast, and now I'm ready to start reading her books as well!<br /></span></center>
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